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Linda is a professional photographer working in Sheffield UK. Having moved on from studying photography at a technical college, she recently completed a BA Fine Art, and is now studying for an MA in Photography at DeMontfort University.
Linda says:
I feel that photography is an exciting visual medium to be involved in.
Genius Loci
A small portfolio of cyanotypes, taken in a decommissioned hospital in my (then) home town of Buxton, Derbyshire. Partly stripped of fixtures and fittings, the building resonates with a sense of absence and presence. The blue of the cyanotype amplifies this sense of loss, and at the same time, instils a sense of calm.
The images formed the nucleus of an installation piece I did for my degree show. For the final piece, the 4x5 cyanotypes were copied onto 35mm slide film, and projected in a two projector slide presentation onto an old hospital screen. Furthermore, a sound recording of my footsteps was mixed with a voice narrating words taken from interviews with staff who used to work in the hospital. Through this piece of work I feel it is important to consider that the photographic image can be used as the basis for further experimentation.
Linda Bussey |
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Cyanotypes |
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 Tight Muscles © |
 Sensitive Stumps © |
 Electric Wheelchairs© |
Low back pain technique © |
 Up to their chests in hot water © |
 A double amputee from ward one © |
They knock you out then you don't see anymore © |
A long hosepipe with a precise jet © |
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